19:52 - SpawdophonikDoes anyone live in an American suburb, if so is it still like this:

19:33 - Marcel Hubregtsebtw if you want to hear some really off the wall covers when compared to the originals listen to this split [link]

19:32 - Marcel HubregtseYeah that's a great cover. Loved at first listen when I got hold of the vinyl version of One in Darkness, Two in Damnation, Three in Death, 2002 - 2007 compilation on their tour in 2013.

10:39 - Ace FrawleyShit, just read this on Twitter: Due to some recent activity that we as individuals have zero tolerance for, Danny Walker is no longer the drummer in Intronaut. What the hell happened?

Dimmu Borgir are currently on tour in the UK performing two sets each night with no support band. After a night in London, a hungover Shagrath found himself in Nottingham with camera and microphone pointed in his direction. Compliantly and pleasantly nice, he answered questions on the tour, the band's success, black metal, and the future. Watch the video below to see the chat.

00:07 | Good evening, how are you doing?
00:15 | You're doing a pretty special tour with two sets; who's idea was it and why are you doing it?
01:26 | Enthroned Darkness Triumphant won the vote, which would you have voted for?
02:05 | You're one of the most commercially successful extreme metal bands in the world; what sets you apart from the other bands?
03:05 | In a typically not very commercially successful genre, do you think more people focus on that success rather than your music?
03:49 | If Dimmu Borgir wasn't as successful as it has been, would you still be doing it now?
04:33 | As of a couple of years ago Dimmu Borgir became a three piece, will you be looking to form a complete lineup again?
06:12 | Is it correct that a couple of months ago you were in the studio working on a 20th anniversary release?
06:54 | When writing music where do you get your inspiration from; what are the elements that a Dimmu Borgir song must have?
08:34 | Keep Of Kalessin tried to do it, how about Dimmu Borgir tries to enter the Eurovision Song Contest?
09:06 | Away from the band and touring, what do you do to wind down; any interesting hobbies?
09:27 | You've covered Twisted Sister and Pink Floyd, so you obviously like different types of music - you might not know that it was on this day 20 years ago that Freddie Mercury died; were you a fan of Queen or were they of any influence?
10:07 | How far do your musical boundaries go?
10:58 | Would you consider yourself a black metal band?
11:51 | After this tour, what's next for the band?
12:30 | Aiming for next year for the new album?
12:48 | Last words.

Comments

This was a really good review. I liked his black metal response, especially after discussing Dimmu's musical boundaries. Very informative interview, and always nice to be one of the first sites to learn of a new album.

Anybody else think that Norweigen accents sound similar to British accents? For a second I was thinking, "Woah, Shaggy's a brit?"

Also, would have been hillarious if after Baz asked "In a typically not very commercially successful genre, do you think more people focus on that success rather than your music?", that Shaggy would reply, "Yeah, it's happening right now

And another thing... I am quite curious about Shaggy's quirky sexual activities that he felt uncomftorable sharing with the world.

Written by Guest on 25.11.2011 at 07:50Anybody else think that Norweigen accents sound similar to British accents? For a second I was thinking, "Woah, Shaggy's a brit?"

I thought Baz was talking to himself for the first few minutes and then I was like... oh, that's Shagrath. A Norwegian. I always thought "Norveegans taulked liak dees" or something. Kind of like...more Transylvanian or I dunno.

He did sound a bit... born somewhere around Scotland/Northern England, or maybe even Welsh to a degree, however they say that the language most similar to English is in fact Norwegian. And Shagrath is still a gentleman.

Well guys another thing to remember about his accent not being very thick, a lot of the lyrics are in English and because he is the vocalist and frontman of the band he, I'm sure, has to speak English a lot to communicate with a lot of different kinds of people so it's very understandable why his accent would not be very thick. I agree with Baz, he sounded exactly as I expected being a Norwegian citizen that has to deal with an international market. Plus he may have been trying a little harder than usual to cut out his accent for the sake of the interview; inherently a lot of people have a tendency to adapt their accent and speech patterns to resemble the person they are talking with so as to be as understandable as possible.

Written by Guest on 25.11.2011 at 07:50Anybody else think that Norweigen accents sound similar to British accents? For a second I was thinking, "Woah, Shaggy's a brit?"

I thought Baz was talking to himself for the first few minutes and then I was like... oh, that's Shagrath. A Norwegian. I always thought "Norveegans taulked liak dees" or something. Kind of like...more Transylvanian or I dunno.

Fenriz sounds a bit english on the interviews on the 1st 4 Darkthrone albums, maybe they learned english from english tv, so they copied the accent slightly to speak it.

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"Another day, another Doug."
"I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples."

Written by M C Vice on 26.11.2011 at 01:35Fenriz sounds a bit english on the interviews on the 1st 4 Darkthrone albums, maybe they learned english from english tv, so they copied the accent slightly to speak it.

That's what I'm assuming. A lot of the people who move out West (Canada) from the East coast lose their accent over the years.

Written by M C Vice on 26.11.2011 at 01:35Fenriz sounds a bit english on the interviews on the 1st 4 Darkthrone albums, maybe they learned english from english tv, so they copied the accent slightly to speak it.

That's what I'm assuming. A lot of the people who move out West (Canada) from the East coast lose their accent over the years.

I've got 2 cousins who's father is Irish and when they were younger they sounded fairly Irish, but now they don't. But my uncle's accent is still there.

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"Another day, another Doug."
"I'll fight you on one condition. That you lower your nipples."

It is good to be open minded yes Shagrath, but not liking certain kinds of music doesn't make you ignorant, remember that people, I'm sick of being told that just cause I don't like Techno or Hardcore shit ><

Haha, we didn't meet him with his glasses on - he just wanted to wear them while we recorded. I think he does for all video interviews. I guess he's just a bit of a private person.
I was told last night by my housemate that they thought we sounded the same on the video, but that I sounded Norwegian...

Well guys another thing to remember about his accent not being very thick, a lot of the lyrics are in English and because he is the vocalist and frontman of the band he, I'm sure, has to speak English a lot to communicate with a lot of different kinds of people so it's very understandable why his accent would not be very thick. I agree with Baz, he sounded exactly as I expected being a Norwegian citizen that has to deal with an international market. Plus he may have been trying a little harder than usual to cut out his accent for the sake of the interview; inherently a lot of people have a tendency to adapt their accent and speech patterns to resemble the person they are talking with so as to be as understandable as possible.